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Is Star Trek utopia?
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- Book Synopsis
- Star Trek has transcended science fiction through its use of elements that have crucial roles in classical utopian tradition. New technologies change a civilization, a miniature society unfolds on a spaceship, and an android teaches humanity. Star Trek has been answering many questions about our own world for 50+ years, and since the days of Captain Kirk, the franchise has become one of the world's best-known cultural phenomena. This book documents what the Star Trek franchise has in common with classic utopias. Chapters analyze how technology changes society and how the Federation embodies utopian ideals. Also explored are the political relations among alien species that reflect past and present conflicts in our real world and how the Borg resembles an anti-utopian society.
- About The Author
- Sebastian Stoppe is a media scholar and project manager at Leipzig University Library. He has published several works on Star Trek, other television and film studies, especially on film scoring, and on computer game studies. He lives in Leipzig, Germany.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781476686363
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, (28 July 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 277
- Weight
- 249 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 10 mm
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